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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • June 20, 2009

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Walking Tall in Japan - Sansei writer shares some thoughts and observations about his recent trip to Japan

Walking Tall in JapanAt 6 feet 1 inches tall (185 cm in metric, the accepted system in Japan and th…

Soji Kashiwagi • June 19, 2009

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Crazy about Japanese Culture: A series in which we ask "gaijin" (foreigners) who are experts in traditional Japanese culture about their fascination with the culture

第２回　「陶芸で得られるものは、都会が失った心の平穏」　リー・アン・パオルッチさん

静かな山里で、作務衣を着た陶芸家が作品に取り組む。それが筆者の「日本の陶芸」のイメージである。しかし、イメージ的にも距離的にも遠く離れたロサンゼルスでも、日本の陶芸に魅かれるアメリカ人が少なくない。…

Keiko Fukuda • June 17, 2009

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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America

Hot. Muggy. Sweaty. The Whole Nine Yards

The air was stifling. Outside, the rain cooled the air to the low-90's. But the moisture raised th…

John Katagi • June 17, 2009

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The year of a Brazilian across the world

Capítulo 2: Diferenças

Ainda não vi nenhum homem, mulher ou criança obesos na cidade onde moro. Com tantos p…

Silvia Lumy Akioka • June 16, 2009

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

Keeping Little Tokyo Safe: Satoru Uyeda's Volunteer Spirit

The connection between Japanese Americans and World War II is an important one to understand for al…

Guilberto Moran • June 16, 2009

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Dramatic changes in the dekasegi industry: The truth behind the large-scale return to Brazil

第１回　次々に潰れる派遣会社＝最大手すら年末からゼロ

デカセギを取り巻く環境が激変しているのは、日本ばかりではない。金融危機の犠牲となり、真っ先に「派遣切り」されたデカセギが大挙して帰伯しており、当地の事情もまた急変している。最大手と言われていた派遣…

Norie Watanabe • June 13, 2009

Journal Entry # Catch 22-1: "Naturally Naturalized..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • June 13, 2009

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Chapter Ten—Honesty Is the Best Policy

>> Chapter nine“You have to tell him,” says Ginnie, slurping the last bit of nood…

Naomi Hirahara • June 12, 2009

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Crazy about Japanese Culture: A series in which we ask "gaijin" (foreigners) who are experts in traditional Japanese culture about their fascination with the culture

第１回　「和太鼓ほど、力強い楽器はほかにない」　マセオ・ヘルナンデスさん

日本における太鼓の歴史は長い。縄文時代には既に、情報伝達の手段として日常的に用いられていた。その後、雅楽により芸能に取り入れられ、さらに神社仏閣における祭事や歌舞伎にも欠かせない存在となった。そん…

Keiko Fukuda • June 11, 2009

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